Stock-watering apparatus.



J. C. JORDAN.

STOCK WATERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED sEPTjzB. 19x5.

Patented F JOSEPH 0. JORDAN, OF GRANTON, WISCONSIN.

STOGK-WATEBING APPARATUS.

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Specification of Letters I'atent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1%13.

Application filed September 28, 1915. Serial No. 53,072.

To all whom itmay concern Be it known that I, J OSEPH G. J ORDAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Granton, in the county of Clark and State of ll isconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stockatering Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for watering stock and has for its primary object to provide novel means whereby a large number of cattle and the like may be watered in an extremely, expeditious, reliable and sanitary mannen Another and more specific object is to provide apparatus which comprises a plurality of cups or fountains that are allconnected with a suitable source of water supply and are regulated so that the water level gauges the same by a novel regulating means forming a part of my invention.

Another object of my invention is to provide means to prevent the water in one of the cups or receptacles from flowing back into the feed pipe and up into another of the receptacles, said means serving to prevent spread of contagious diseases prevalent among cattle and the like;

Another object of importance is to provide apparatus of the character described that may be readily and cheaply installed and which is cheap to maintain in working order.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out as claimed.

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the apparatus showing fragmentary portion of the tank and drinking cups arranged adjacent to stanchions of the usual construction, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken vertically through one of the cups or receptacles that illustrates the means to prevent water flowing from one ranged beneath the ground another receptacle. 1

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety a water tank of any suitable construction that is to receive water from a suitable source of supply not shown. A horizontal distributing or feed pipe 2 aror floor as the case maybe is connected with the tank 1 by means of a vertical pipe 3 and may be of any desired length, dependent upon the number of receptacles to be employed. cut off float valve designated 1 as an entirety and of the usual construction employed in flushing tanks is mounted within receptacle back into the feed pipes and into the tank 1.

A plurality of cups or receptacles 5 are supported above the floor or ground as the case may be by pipes 6 that communicate with the receptacles at their upper ends and are connected at their lower ends with the distributing pipe 2. The receptacles or cups 5 may be arranged as desired with respect to being spaced from one another. Arranged betweerr the receptacles 5 are stanchions 7 of the ordinary and well known construction, thus cattle stock will be permitted to water when secured to the stanchion, each head of cattle may be pro vided with a cup or cups arranged to water two heads when secured in the stanchions. As a means for preventing flow of water from one of the receptacles or cups into the feed pipe and to another receptacle, so as to prevent spreading of disease among stock, I provide a check valve designated 8 as an entlrety. A check valve is provided for each receptacle 5 in the lower or bottom wall thereof. Each of the check valves comprises a cylindrical sleeve 9 provided with an internally threaded lower portion to receive the upper threaded end of one of the pipes 6. The upper portion of the opening in the sleeve 9 is enlarged to provide a concave valve seat 10 cooperating with which is a concavo convex valve 11. The upper portion of the sleeve 9 is externally screw threaded as at 12 and turned into a screw threaded opening formed in the bottom wall of the receptacle. The concavo convex valve 11 is provided with an upstanding stem 13 that is bent at its free end to provide a handle portion 1 1 so that the stem 13 may be readily grasped to lift the valve from its seat to dislodge foreign matter which may prevent the valve properly seating. 1

As a means for preventing sticks, grass and other foreign matter stopping up the opening into the receptacle 5 I provide a semi-spherical cap 15 that is provided with a series of perforations 16. The cap 15 is externally screw threaded atits open end as at 17 and is turned into the opening in the bottom of the receptacle so as to engage the upper edge of the sleeve 9.

'By turning the cap 15 and sleeve 9 the valve is readily locked with relationto the pipe 6 and receptacle 5. The openings or perforations 16 permit the water to readily flow into the receptacle The cap 15 slidably receives the stem 13 through the uppermost of the openings or perforations there in. Should any foreign matter collect on the seat it is only necessary to grasp the handle portion 1% on the stem 13 and turn the concave-convex valve against the seat, said valve acting to grind the seat and re-, move. foreign particles which may have lodged thereon.

It will be readily seen that through the medium of the cut off valve 4 the level of water in the receptacles 5 is the same and readily regulated so as not to overflow. The provision of the valve 8 prevents spread- 7 ing of disease among stock in that water is not allowed to flow from one into another.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that the receptacle and conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as set forth. 7 What is claimed is V 1. In stock watering apparatus, a source of water supply, a plurality of receptacles,

municating with the receptacles, a semi- Y spherical cap threaded into the lower wall 7 of the receptacles and incasing the valve seat, and a concavoconvex valve mounted upon the seat, an upstanding stem carried by the valve and extending through the cap,

said cap having a number of perforations therein. 7

2. In stock watering apparatus, a water supply tank, a horizontal distributing pipe, upstanding pipes connected Vwith the tributing pipe, receptacles communicating with the upstanding pipes, cylindrical sleeves mounted on the upper endsof the upstanding pipes and communicating with the receptacles, each of said sleeves having a valve seat formed on its upper-rend, a concavo-conveX-valve to cooperate with the seat,a perforated cap mounted within the receptacle and over the valve, a stem carried by the valve and extending upwardly through one of the perforations in the cap.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

JOSEPH 0. JORDAN;

Witnesses:

E. M. Hnrronn, O. E. GEAR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, 1). c.

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